Single sheet, measuring 32 x 20 cm., approx. 160 words. Creased from folding, with short splits at folds. The articles of agreement between Joseph M. Matthews and Bill McNeal state that Matthews "purchased of O-nah ha an Indian woman in the Chickasaw Nation two sections of land... which claims he..... More
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Corporation Commission; printed by the Kenyon Co., Des Moines, Iowa, 1922. Large folding map, measuring 66 x 129 cm., folded into a 19 x 11 cm. blue-grey folder. Compiled and drawn by the Engineering Dept., J.M. Hull and J.S. Nelson, draughtsmen. The legend includes a list of..... More
Brownsville, Texas: Maltby's Job Print, n.d. (1874). A printed receipt, on lined letterhead paper, measuring 18 x 21 1/2 cm., filled in in manuscript. The firm of Celestin Jagou sold to a Major Nicholls, sundres, including a mexican eagle dollar. Payment received and receipt signed in manuscript by Celestin Jagou..... More
Disbound pamphlet. 8vo.; 4pp. Along with FARTHER REPORT IN PART, OF THE COMMITTEE WHO WERE DIRECTED "TO ENQUIRE INTO THE EXPEDIENCY OF AMENDING THE SEVERAL ACTS PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF THE PUBLIC LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES." January 27, 1804. Read, & referred to a Committee of the whole..... More
Riverside, CA: Riverside County Chamber of Commerce, 1940. Pictorial red & black paperwraps (small abrasion to rear wrap, and some spotting to front wrap). Small 4to, folded to a narrow 8vo. (19) pp. Printed double-columns, with numerous black & white photos, and a map of the county. A promotional for..... More
St. Louis, (MO): 1826. Printed broadside, 10 1/2 x 12 5/8 inches, employing several sizes and styles of type, inlcluding three large display types; docketed on the verso (with ink bleed-through). The broadside announces the sale of property owned by Charles Gratiot, describing a large parcel of land with home..... More
Printed broadside, on yellow paper, measuring 12 x 6 inches. William B. Allen, administrator of the estate of John Upp, deceased, will offer some real estate, the property of Upp, for sale at the Court House in the city of Savannah, county of Andrew on Nov. 2, 1863. Handwritten note..... More
[Santa Barbara, CA?]: The hotel, nd [1920s]. 24mo. (28) pp. Lower margin illustrations from line drawings throughout, depicting the town and activities in the hotel, double-page map of the hotel and its grounds and a street plan for the city. Promotional for the hotel and its amenities, with a romantic..... More
NP: published by Authority Board of Supervisors, nd [ca.1914]. Color illustrated paperwraps. 20 cm.; [32 pp.]. Illustrated with black & white photos and drawings. Two small maps, including one on the inside of the rear wrapper. A very good copy. More
San Diego, CA: The Board of Supervisors and The Chamber of Commerce of San Diego County, n.d. (1914). Illustrated oil-cloth style paperwraps. 25 cm.; 56 pp. Illustrated with numerous black & white photos, a double-page map of the harbor, and advertisements for the year long San Diego Exposition to be..... More
NP [Stockton, CA]: n.d. (1856). Broadside newspaper supplement, 42 x 15 cm. The extra reported on disasters of the day, including the train wreck involving passengers making the transfer from the steamship "George Law" from New York, on the Panama Railroad, leaving 15 dead and many missing; several fires in..... More
San Jose, California: Issued by the San Jose Chamber of Commerce; Press of Melvin & Murgotten, Inc., n.d. (ca.1908). Illustrated paperwraps. 18 cm.; 35, (2) pp. Photo illustrations. The front wrapper shows an illustration of Lick Observatory, groves of flowering trees, a palm tree, and an inset of ostriches; the..... More
[Santa Barbara, CA?]: The hotel, nd [1920s]. Oblong 12mo. (30) pp. Illustrations from line drawings of activities in the hotel, double-page color illustration of the "Los Angeles Biltmore" in its setting across from a park and double-page color bird's-eye views of the "Flintridge Biltmore, Pasadena, California" and the "Arizona Biltmore..... More
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(San Jose, CA: San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Press of Muirson & Wright, nd [ca.1920]. Promotional. Small oblong 4to. (18) pp., each page with one or more illustrations from photographs, with detailed captions and two pages of text. Excellent promotional for the county, emphasizing, agricultural opportunities and amenities of the..... More
Folio. (3) pp. Folded into wrappers (separated at one fold). "Having procured a more desirable site for the purpose of erecting and maintaining a Public School for the colored people of said district ... it was to the best interest of said School Community to sell and dispose of the..... More
Los Angeles, CA: (Southern Pacific Co.), nd [ca.1915]. First edition. 12mo. 48 pp. Illustrated from photographs, folding map (showing the railroad's service area in greater Los Angeles). Excellent promotional for all of the towns in the service area. Apparently not in Rocq. OCLC locates six copies (Yale; California State Lib.;..... More
[Victor, CO]: 1897. Retained copies of correspondence for seven letters (15 pages, rectos only; approx. 2500 words), plus a hand-drawn diagram for the "Nellie V. Shaft," the "April Fool Shaft," and the "Golconda No. 2 Shaft." The letterhead stationery is illustrated with a 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. printed..... More
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[Booneville, AR?]: Fencing District Directors, 1907. Printed broadside on glazed thick paper, 10 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, the title in large display type. Based on a court decision, printed in full here, violators of the fencing code, i.e., those who allow free running stock within the fence or who..... More
A group of 21 black & white photos, most 7 x 9 in. (3 slightly smaller), all stamped on verso with "Associated Press Photo," over the course of several days in March 1913, and all with typed paper labels tipped on to the versos or detached but still present, describing..... More
Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Brown & Saenger, Printers, nd (ca.1893). Oblong tan printed paperwraps, illustration of the state's great seal on front wrapper and South Dakota's State Building at the Worlds Fair on rear wrapper. 10 x 19 cm. (32) pp., plus a folding map tipped in at rear. Numerous..... More
Little Rock, Ark. S.H. Nowlin & Co., Publishers, September 12, 1878. Vol. VII, no. 29 (this issue only). Folio. (16) pp. Masthead illustrated with four oval wood engravings of scenes from the state's past (each 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches); ads for local businesses. Includes a double-page, wood-engraved map..... More
Rockford, IL: Stacy Map Publishers, c1948. Broadside map, 22 x 22 inches, bordered by narrow black rules, folded into printed grey wrappers (8vo) which also contain a 12-page description of the city and index to the streets. Very good. Promotes the mid-20th century potential of the "commercial and financial capital..... More
NP [Tucson, A.T.]: n.d. [ca.1880]. Broadside newspaper supplement, 37 x 25 cm. In addition to ads, this supplement published part of the text of the "Sonora Charter" of October 20, 1877, the contract made by the minister of public works with Messrs. David Ferguson and Sebastian Camacho, representing Mr. Robert..... More
Jefferson City, MO: Bragg, 1860. 4to. (2) pp. Folded as for mailing, a little wear around the edges. On an integral leaf is printed "Synopsis of the Revenue Law of the State of Missouri, Now in Force, 1860," also signed by Bragg and with one manuscript correction by him. More
St. Louis, (MO): Woodward, Tiernan & Hale, Printers for the railway, (1878). Promotional, map, and timetables. Broadsheet, 20 x 21 1/4 inches, folded to narrow 8vo, recto printing four panels of timetables and 12 panels of substantive promotional text for "Texas, the Garden State of America," and "Northern Texas! Its..... More
